WE’RE PRAYING FOR YOU TODAY…
Good morning,
This is just a reminder that every day, while we are studying God’s Word to add to our website, someone from our ministry, Dysmas Conduit, is holding you up before the Lord in prayer. May He greatly bless you today as you pursue His will and He is glorified through you.
God’s blessings, our love,
George & Sidney Granger
CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS:
Please pray for Mike and Sandy Brommer as they spread the Lord’s Seed and witness to His glory while on the road today. Please pray also that the Lord will lead him to Kingdom-profitable loads to carry, and that He grants them safe passage from upstate NY to Houston.
PLEASE PRAY FOR PASTOR BOB ALLMANN
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Bob was in a car accident Thurs. 4-9-09 at about 6pm in Midland. Someone ran a stop light at about 50 mph and hit him in the driver side door and flipped his Cutlass on its roof. He was hanging upside down by his seatbelt. The jaws of life had to be used to remove him. He was taken to Midland Hospital and then transported to St. Mary's. He has about 6 broken ribs on his right side, collapsed lung, broken pelvis and broken wings on his vertebrae.
Updates:
Tuesday, June 30, 12:19 PM - Wendi:
I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU.... POP WALKED BY HIMSELF (no walker) YESTERDAY!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD! His therapists had him walking with the walker, then she had him hold on to the railing on the wall and took the walker away. Many of you can hear Pop say this in your head... he said "What in the world?!?!?!" She told him to walk and (hand in hand with God, I believe) he walked! Talk about faith in the healing hand of GOD!!!
About 3 months ago we weren't sure if he was going to wake up, let alone walk again! GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST - AMEN, AMEN, AMEN! He is still in Saginaw, but they are not letting him rest. His spirits are good and he is praying that he can get over to Midland this week! As I write this with joyful tears in my eyes, we are so very thankful for all of you praying for Pop and even more thankful for God answering! GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE!!! --Wendi
Please pray for Billy Hamburg, whose doctors found 5 tumors in his bladder. He had surgery June 29th. They removed all the tumors and were able to leave the bladder intact. We're still waiting on biopsy results.
FREE FOOD
(Isa 55:1)
Today in God’s Word
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009
Please join your brothers and sisters
studying and praying with us today…
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TODAY
July 1, 2009
A Statement of Power
Wendy Pope
“"But the LORD is in His holy temple;
the LORD still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth."
Psalm 11:4 (NLT)
Devotion:
Are you in a season of uncertainty? Do you find yourself in need of an infusion of power? Today’s key verse holds the key to the infusion you need. The power is summed up in three simple words: But the Lord.
“But the Lord” is a powerful phrase. The word “but” is a conjunction and used in this sentence it means “contrary to.” Contrary to what? In the proceeding verses of Psalm 11, David proclaims how he trusts the Lord for his protection. He followed his proclamation with the details of how the wicked are preparing their weapons for attack against him. Then he belts out the transition statement of power: But the Lord.
Maybe you feel like King David. You have been surrounded by the Lord’s protection in the past. You have marveled at His work in your life, however, in this present season of life you feel as if the enemy is stocking his armory against you. It seems Satan spends his days sharpening the arrows and stringing his bow.
Regardless of his current circumstances, David could be assured of two certainties: the Lord is in His Holy Temple and the Lord still rules from heaven. Oh, the peace this must have given King David. God is constant.
This statement of power can infuse you and help you look at your life through a different set of lenses. In the midst of downsizing or divorce, buyouts or payoffs, layoffs or let downs, disappointments and despair, we can count on the same two certainties as the great King David. We can put our faith in the certainty that the Lord is in His Holy Temple and the Lord still rules from heaven. Oh, the peace this can bring to us. Rest in the peace this statement of power offers and don't look back.
Dear Lord, Your power is indescribable. Forgive me for failing to remember the power that is mine as a child of God. Thank You for remaining constant when life is not. I rest today in the comfort that You are in Your Holy Temple and You still rule from Heaven, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Application Steps:
Claim this powerful phrase for yourself. Write down a current circumstance that you feel is uncertain. Copy Psalm 11:4 as your next sentence. Then read the entire passage as a prayer.
Reflections:
What is my usual way of handling life’s uncertain circumstances?
Do I truly trust the Lord to change my perspective of life’s uncertainties? If not, why?
Power Verses:
Psalm 14:6, “You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.” (NIV)
Psalm 18:18, “They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.” (NIV)
Psalm 118:13, “I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.” (NIV)
© 2009 by Wendy Pope. All rights reserved.
…and…
THE CALL
From 6/28/2009
Pastor Greg Finke
RefreshSimple practices. Surprising results. The way God designed us is fairly simple.
The key to living life well and having ongoing spiritual refreshment
is cultivating real relationships with Jesus, family and friends.
Busyness and achievement will never satisfy a human heart.
Only Jesus and people can.
When we refocus on relationships and take up some simple practices,
refreshment flows back in!
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